Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. Saturday, May 23,1987 Report supplied by auction FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: M&L-l 300-500 lbs. 79.0047.50; 500- 700 lbs. 88.50 & Down; 700-1000 lbs. 65.00-71.00; Holstein 300-1000 lbs. 58.75-72.00. FEEDER BULLS: M&L-l 300- 500 lbs. 62.50; 500-700 lbs. 60.25 & Down. HEIFERS: M&L-l 300-500 lbs. 71.50-78.00; 500-700 lbs. 65.00-71.75; 700-1000 lbs. 71.75 & Down. STOCK COWS: Beef M&L-l 550.00 & Down; Baby Calves 142.00 &Down. SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility & Commercial 2-4 42.00-49.75; Canner & Cutters 1-3 35.00-41.75. SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1&2 49.00-59.00. LAMBS: Blue 0 High Choice & Prime 94.25; Red 0 Choice 90.00; Feeder Lambs Choice 79.00-97.50; Slaughter Ewes 22.50-28.00; Head Ewes 92.50 & Down. HOGS: US 1-3 200-240 lbs. 53.00; Sows 1-3 40.00-44.50; Boars 32.00. VEALS: Choice & Prime 80.00- 90.00; Good 79.00 & Down. Virginia Weekly Livestock Thursday, May 28,1987 WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA MARKETS IN REVIEW. MAY 21-27, 1987 FEEDER CATTLE IN VIRGINIA AUCTIONS AND THE MIDWEST WERE STEADY TO S 3 OO LOWER WHILE PRICES WERE STRONGER FOR SLAUGHTER CATTLE AND CARCASS BEEF WHICH MOVED STEADY TO $2 00 HIGHER THE BOXED BEEF CUT OUT VALUE OF CHOICE 2 3. 550 700 LB CARCASSES REACHED Sll6 45/CWT TUESDAY THIS WAS S 3 98 HIGHER THAN LAST TUESDAY BEEF PRODUCTION LAST WEEK WAS 1 PERCENT ABOVE THE PREVIOUS WEEK BUT 5 PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO WHEN LIVE WEIGHTS WERE 5 LBS HEAVIER COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA AUCTIONS AND THE MIDWEST MOVED STEADY TO S 2 OO LOWER AS LIMITED SALES OF COW BEEF WERE STEADY TO SI OO LOWER VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGINIA AUCTIONS FOLLOWED EAST COAST CARCASS PRICES STEADY TO S 4 OO HIGHER SLAUGHTER LAST WEEK WAS UNCHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK BUT 24 PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO WHEN AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE 5 LBS HEAVIER LAMB PRICES AT VIRGINIA AUCTIONS WERE STEADY TO S 4 00 LOWER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES HELD STEADY EAST COAST CARCASS PRICES WERE THE BEST "CRAPSHOOTER" The best “Crapshooter” - but you won’t have to gamble with your manure management needs. 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HOWEVER IT WAS DOWN 5 PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO AS AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE NEARLY UN CHANGED HOG PRICES AT VIRGINIA AUCTIONS AND THE MIDWEST WERE UNEVEN RANGING FROM $1 OO LOWER TO *1 00 HIGHER PORK PRODUCT PRICES WERE STEADY TO $6 00 HIGHER ON LOINS AND STEADY TO $3 00 LOWER ON HAMS AND BELLIES PORK PRODUCTION LAST WEEK WAS 1 PERCENT BELOW THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND 6 PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO WITH AVERAGE WEIGHTS ONLY SLIGHTLY HEAVIER RICHMOND HOG MARKET CLOSED SO CENT TO $1 00 HIGHER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY WITH BARROWS AND GILTS 1 4. 200-240 LBS AT $56 00-56 50/CWT TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK 287 HEAD THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARKET CLOSED 50 CENT TO $1 OO HIGHER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY WITH BARROWS AND GILTS 1 4 200- 240 LBS AT $56 00-58 00/CWT TOTAL RECEIPTS 10.124 HEAD Westminster Livestock Auction Hagerstown, Md. Tuesday, May 26,1987 Report supplied by auction SLAUGHTER: Cows: 50 cents higher. High Yield few $5O, 1 to $54.75; Utility 45.00-49.00; Canners 42.00- Shelly 41.00-Down. Bulls: High Yield to 59.00; Good 54.00- Fed Steers: No High Choice offered; Good-Low Choice 59.00415.25. Fed Heifers: Good & Low Choice 800-900 lbs. 53.00-55.25. Veal Calves: Good Run; Choice 175-300 lbs. 90.00-102.00; Good 175- 300 lbs. 80.00-90.00, 135-200 lbs. 76.00- Killers 80-100 lbs. 68.00 75.00, 6500 lbs. 60.00-70.00. Farm Calves: Strong demand; Holstein Bulls 43 hd. 100-120 lbs. 105.00 130.00, 85-95 lbs. 95.00-123.00; Holstein Heifers few 90-120 lbs. 90.00- Butcher Hogs: 45 head, .50-1.00 higher, US #l&3 few small lots 57.50-58.50, 215-240 lb. 55.0057.00, 240-260 lb. 54.75-56.50, 195-210 lb. 54.0054.75, 300-350 lb. 44.00- Sows $2-3 lower, 28 hd., 500-700 lbs. 43.00-45.75, 300500 lbs. 43.0045.00, Boars 300800 lbs. 37.00 37.75. STOCK CATTLE: 50 hd. Steers: 300500 lbs. Good 70.0076.00, Hoi. 51.0063.50; 500700 lbs. Good 68.00 76.00, Hoi. to 60.00 ; 700850 lbs. 60.00- Med. 46.00-56.00. Heifers; 300500 lbs. Choice 71.00, Good 60.00-66.00,500700 lbs. Choice 68.50, Good 55.0060.00, 700900 lbs. Livestock market and auction news Good 56.50. Bulls: 300-600 lbs. few 65.00- 900 lbs. 2 53.00-57.00. Lambs: 38 head, Low Choice (Bucks) 110-120 lbs. 77.00-83.50, 90- 95 lbs. 80.00-88.50, 60-90 lbs. (Feeders) 76.00-87.00, 30-55 lbs. 88.00- Sheep: 42 hd. 18.00-28.00 mainly 24.00-28.00. Goats: 12 hd. Large 50.00-57.00, Small & Thin 27.00- Pigs & Shoats: 60 hd. Strong demand. By the hd.; 20-30 lbs. 33.00-47.00, 36-50 lbs. 35.00- 47.00; By the lb.: Few 170 lbs. 51.00- 57.00, Boars 140-200 lbs. 46.00-52.00. Hay Sale-May 26 19 loads. Alfalfa Fancy 180.00, New Crop 92.00-100.00; Timothy Fancy 125.00-136.00, Good 92.50; Timothy/Clover 102.00-107.00; Mixed Grass Fair 77.00-80.00; Straw Wheat 97.00-120.00, Barley 107.00, Rye 85.00. Next State Graded Feeder Pig Sale will be Friday, June sth at 1:30 P.M. Four States Livestock Hagerstown, Md. Wednesday, May 27 Report supplied by Auction SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers: $3 lower. Choice to Prime 75.00-80.00; Good to Choice 66.00-74.00; Medium 60.00-65.00; Good to Choice Holsteins 52.00-57.00. Heifers: Good 56.00-61.75; Medium 50.00- Cows (1 higher. High Yield 48.50-52.00; Average 45.00- 48.00; Big Middle 41.00-44.00; Fatty Herf. 39.0045.00; SheUy 42.00- down. Fat Bulls $1 lower. Good 55.00- Medium 52.00-54.00. Veal Calves: Choice 94.00-101.00; bH Ytiv *wYS /*(>v£ CVS*/ NEED MORE ROOM? Read Tha Real Estate Ads In Lancaster Farming's Classified Section Please Note: Some Monday markets normally appearing in tins section were not reported due to Memorial Day holiday. Good 85.00-93.00; Medium 75.00- 84.00; Farm Hfrs. 90.00-105.00; Farm Bulls 110.00-126.00; Light Calves 70.00-82.00; Weak Calves 69.00- Lambs steady. Choice to Prime 90.00-93.00; Good 80.00- 89.00. STOCKER; Mostly 500-700 lb. Steers 300-550 lbs. Choice 76.00- 80.00; Good 68.00-75.00; Medium 60.00- Culls 59.00-down. Steers 600-850 lbs. Choice 70.00- 76.00; Good 63.00-69.00; Medium 57.00- Heifers- (All weights) Choice 65.00-73.00; Good 56.00- 64.00; Medium 50.00-55.00. Open Dairy Heifers 60.00-70.00. Springing Heifers $600.00-|795.00. Pigs. Hd. Very Active, Steady Prices. 20-30 Lbs. 27.0042.00; 35-55 Lbs. 42.00-56.50. Shoats By Lb. 125- 185 Lbs. 50.00-55.00; Light Boars 170-235 Lbs. 38.0049.00. Slaughter Hogs steady. 1 Lot 237 Lbs. 56.50. Sows 500625 Lbs. 42.5046.50. Bulls Choice 71.00-76.00; Good 62.00- 70.00; Medium 53.0061.00. Next Week, June 3, 1 Holstein Bull Bom Mar. ‘B6. Chairman Son, Dam Excellent 27,580 Lbs. Milk In 305 Days. Grantsville Livestock GrantsviUe, Maryland Saturday, May 23,1987 Large: 29-34; Medium: 25-30. P SPECIAL NOTICE ""] I Vintage Sales Stables, Inc. * | 10 miles East of Lancaster, Rt. 30. i I Send your hogs to us. We have a good : I demand for hogs. Every Saturday at 9 I I a.m. } f L. Robert Frame, Manager I ! 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HEIFERS: Good 62.00-69.50; Standard 55.0060.00; Utility 48.00- 52.00. COWS: Commercial 46.00-51.00; Utility 44.00-45.00; Canner & Cutter 38.00- BULLS: Commercial & Good 58.00- Cutter & Utility 55.00- 57.00. STOCK-FEEDER CATTLE: Yearling Steers; Good 62.00-70.00; Medium 55.00-60.00. STEER CALVES: Good 70.00- 85.00; Medium 58.00-64.00. HEIFER CALVES: Good 67.00- 70.00; Medium 60.00-65.00; Inferior & Common 45.00-55.00. HAY & STRAW SALE 12:00 Noon Every Wednesday Westend of Avondale at the intersection of Baltimore Pike and Route 41. Harvey Z. Martin 215-268-3604 (Office) 215-445-5303 (Residence) KING’S AUCTION KIRKWOOD Hay, Straw and Grain Auction EVERY TUESDAY 12.00 Located Rt 472 5 miles sooth of Quarryville or 6 miles north of Oxford at Shaub s Auction House Lloyd H Kreider Auctioneer AU 000513 L No out of state checks ALL TRUCKERS AND FARMERS WELCOME
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